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Diaz

1

[ dee-uhs; Portuguese dee-uhsh ]

noun

  1. Bar·tho·lo·me·u [bah, r, -t, oo, -l, oo, -, me, -, oo]. Dias, Bartholomeu.


Díaz

2

[ dee-ahs ]

noun

  1. (Jo·sé·de·laCruz) Por·fi·rio [haw-, se, , th, e lah , kroos, paw, r, -, fee, -, r, yaw], 1830–1915, president of Mexico 1877–80, 1884–1911.

diaz-

3
  1. variant of diazo- before a vowel:

    diazine.

Diaz

noun

  1. See Dias
    ˈdiːəsˈdiəʃ DiazBartholomeu a variant spelling of Dias
  2. DiazCameron1972FUSFILMS AND TV: actress Cameron. born 1972, US film actress; films include The Mask (1994), There's Something About Mary (1998), and Gangs of New York (2003)
  3. ˈdiːəsˈdiaθ Diaz(José de la Cruz) Porfirio18301915MMexicanMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state ( José de la Cruz ) Porfirio (pɔrˈfirjo). 1830– 1915, Mexican general and statesman; president of Mexico (1877–80; 1884–1911)


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Here, Ambassador Díaz answers five questions about Pope Francis.

In 2009 President Obama appointed Miguel Díaz to be the first-ever Hispanic U.S. ambassador to the Vatican (the Holy See).

The infamous 19th-century dictator Porfirio Díaz won eight elections between 1877 and 1910.

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